Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Lajas Municipio, PR

The map below shows majority race by area in Lajas Municipio, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Lajas Municipio racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Lajas Municipio, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Lajas Municipio overall is hispanic, making up 98.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 1.1%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the county. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Lajas Municipio

 
Self-Identified Race
Lajas Municipio, PR Population
White
1.1%
Hispanic
98.8%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Lajas Municipio, PR

The map below shows diversity in Lajas Municipio. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the county would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Lajas Municipio Diversity Score

2.3

More diverse than 2% of US counties

Lajas Municipio has a diversity score of 2.3: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Lajas Municipio is much less diverse than other US counties, more diverse than 2% of them. Within Lajas Municipio's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Lajas Municipio, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Lajas Municipio.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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